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Monday, 15 September 2014

While crocheting a motif ….

…. do you observe, stitch after stitch, the full potential of a crochet motif ?
It's a kind of game for me and it makes a repetitive motif ( for example, when you crochet a blanket ) less boring, even because I learn a lot along the way ….

…. and you reach the end of the pattern, so that you can join your last motif to the previous ones ….

…. you can repeat this game again, but once is enough…. I think !!!!
…. enough to fix an idea (bunting? appliqué'? ) that could be nice for your next project !!!! ;oD

I know that sometimes I complain about the waiting for my yarn stash from Indonesia, but you know what???
After a long research on Internet and some helpful google translate ( unbelievable, but true!), I found a couple of "retrosarias" here in Maputo !!!! What is a retrosaria (you may ask)? Well, in Portoguese retrosaria means haberdashery…. so I was able to find some YARNS !!!!!!!! YES !!!!!

Ok, they are not the best quality of acrylics, but this is not the point now!
The important thing is to know that there are places where you can buy what (=yarns and notions) you need for both crochet and knitting !!!!
I was so happy when I entered these shops !!!! There where a lot of crafty ladies in and I didn't feel alone in my craving for yarn!!!
I went even in a very popular market to look for some yarn …. such an experience !!! That morning my driver came down from the car and accompanied me in that search, because of my complete ignorance of Portoguese and because he was worried about some thieves in the street…. I had to follow him very close and I had to keep my bag well adherent to my body!!! I was not afraid at all and I had a lot of fun passing through the people and all the stuff of the market, that was really colourful!!! The pity was I couldn't even collect out my phone to take some pics ….. !!!!!

No, crochet itself is not boring!!!!!! When I work on big projects ( not so often, but ….), it could happen to have a repetitive motif that, after a while, it results "boring" to crochet for a long time! That's why, maybe, I usually work on many crochet wips…. see "crochet"!!! ;oDxxxxxx Ale

Wish I found inspiration again to crochet like I did before, but since my husband death it's seems to have gone completely. Looking at your cheerful yarns and hexagons makes me smile! You never know it may happen sooner than I think!

Cool posting Ale! Here is hoping that you will find the spots where the local ladies sit and craft (could be anywhere from a street corner to in front of their homes) and you could join them! If you google "Zimbabwe Crochet" you will be able to see what the neighbours are doing too - the ladies there fancy working with natural threads and if you are lucky, you will be able to find these in Maputo too. Cheers!

Hi Ale! It's like crochet story telling!! I'm loving it!!! Brilliant! :)Maybe it's because our brains are trained to look for patterns in the world we see. And since crochet is also about pattern, emerging shapes and repetition, you are much quicker to 'see' things in the crochet in front of you! (Just goes to show that crochet is good for the brain!)I don't know how you could manage in any place without yarn and hooks. Glad you managed to find some!!!Happy crocheting!Ingrid xxhttp://myfunkycrochet.blogspot.be

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